I usually curate a healthy number of cocktails and a few non-alcoholic choices as well (an homage to my Mormon upbringing, perhaps) for parties. Around the holidays however, it becomes burdensome with all the conflicts cropping up at every turn (not to mention all those fake plans you have in play to avoid the real ones), add to that the additional challenge of developing a liquid landscape for a less familiar crowd that’s where I imagine if I wore a Fitbit, that’s about the time it would try to life alert me.
In these instances, I often pair down to ‘crowd pleasers’ and make each in batches for 6 or more at a time, ending with wine or champagne.
One way to take it easy, and easily please is to do champagne cocktails, a wine selection, and a large carafe of sparkling lavender lemonade or some sort for those valiant dd’s, expectant couples and ‘my body is a temple’ types.
berry-rose rosé
dispense half oz each rose Lillet and Chambord to each glass. Pour rosé to the brim, a little. Floating berries add a little whimsy.
Side note: I take liberties, as parties advance, for example, turning these into spritz-form (aka adding ice) to encourage hydration, enforcing momentary cocktail-throttling and offering low or no alcohol choices with the same enthusiasm and vigor as the head cheerleader in high school might have done... That said, this may not hold, if demand is high or there’s an outcry I’m not going to refuse my welcomed guests, but let the record show, I tried 🤷🏻‍♀️ #mixedmediadrinks#barlife#cocktails#cocktailkingdom#spritzy#chambord#gottahydrate#easybreezy#keepitlight#champagne#adultjuicebox#nobaddays#partydrinks#drunkart#hostingandtoasting#crushedice#drinks#whimsicalcocktail#cocktailrecipes#mixedmedia#drinkinginseattle#seattle#justbctheirbodyisatempledoesntmeantheywouldntappreciatealittleliquidvariety

We usually don’t decorate for #christmas, but we found a fake tree for $30 (40% off at Target), a box of lights for $5, and next thing you know, we’re walking out of there with ribbons, ornaments, stockings, and what have you. When did we become commercial suckers? Oh well. We’re old. And we enjoyed ourselves even though we hate to admit it. 😄

We usually don’t decorate for #christmas, but we found a fake tree for $30 (40% off at Target), a box of lights for $5, and next thing you know, we’re walking out of there with ribbons, ornaments, stockings, and what have you. When did we become commercial suckers? Oh well. We’re old. And we enjoyed ourselves even though we hate to admit it. 😄